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POLITICO's Jonathan Allen and Alex Isenstadt report that President Barack Obama's use of the phrase "a little bit lazy" is drawing criticism from presidential candidate Rick Perry and other Republicans.

Will the president's comment hurt him in 2012? Have his words been misconstrued?

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